Mommy Points Post-Harvey Gatorade Drive

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After going on Fox yesterday to talk about the role social media has played in connecting friends online in a way that they can help with specific on-the-ground post-Harvey needs, I’ve had lots of folks ask how they can help. I mean, the list of needs are endless, and I’m sure you are already well aware of lots of the big name charity organizations that are here helping, so it is hard to know how to best answer that question. I listed a few local organizations I have seen in action and trust at the end of this post. Truly, any way you choose to support Texans is appreciated by all of us.

However, I want to at least offer up at least one more pathway to make a difference in a way that will directly help someone right here this week. I know many people these days understandably want to know exactly where their donated dollars are going, so I’ve decided to start up a little Gatorade drive. It’s all Gatorade and nothing but Gatorade. I don’t want your dollars, I just want to collect some Gatorade that we can distribute.

This isn’t going to rebuild someone’s house or save a pet in need, but it will absolutely make those jobs a little bit easier for the folks who are doing them. I’m seeing more and more local calls for Gatorade from the groups doing the outdoors recovery work in the 90+ degree sun and heat. We have mountains of bottled water here, which is great, but sometimes you need some electrolytes or just want enjoy a nice change of pace from water.

My family brought Gatorade to a command center for a flooded neighborhood yesterday, and it was truly a hot ticket item for them to receive, so we want to get them and other local groups some more of it to drink. No pressure in the slightest, but if you want to get something in the hands of the folks doing the hard recovery work down here, then I have found a local country club that will accept your shipped Gatorade donations for the next week or so.

I’ll go retrieve the deliveries and distribute them to the local groups who need some liquid refreshments. Needs here change quickly, so I don’t want to keep this going forever, but if you would like to order from now until around September 11, 2017, we would love to have it. I will personally make sure all of it gets delivered to those who need it.

I’m sure you can find it elsewhere as well, but those are two online options where you can avoid shipping charges if you meet the minimum order amounts and/or have Amazon Prime.

Please don’t let this distract from however else you were planning to help, but if you feel drawn to this small way of helping those doing the dirty hurricane recovery jobs, then I’d be honored to help make that happen.

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Oh no problem. You wouldn’t believe how many times a month I am called Heather both in person and online. I must look like a Heather because it is absolutely the go-to name for so many people if they don’t say Summer. I think it is a very funny phenomenon!

Thanks for a great idea, and getting these where they are needed, Summer! Just ordered @amazon. (Earliest scheduled delivery for Conroe was 9/14-15, as I’m in Germany and don’t have Prime in the U.S). I’m sure they’ll still be needed then.

For anyone worried about the delivery date, Amazon is being very cautious with delivery estimates here right now. Stuff is getting through, so it may be faster, but it will still be needed either way. Thanks for your support!

Thanks for making this so easy. I’m a former Houstonian in exile and I just can’t do enough to help. I even signed up for a debit red card at Target and used my employee discount there to get 15% off (but no airline miles!) to send supplies to Houston. Yours is one of the first travel blogs I started reading after I discovered I needed to travel to replace the fast, fun and friendly I mistakenly left in Houston. The 11 or so Gatorades I just shipped to the country club uses up that Amex Boxed offer I’ve been mulling over, and helps me meet an Amex point challenge, as well as making me feel as if I’m doing something to help my home town. Order is processing, but I don’t have arrival estimate yet.

I’m happy to accept that and will make sure it gets donated. It may not end up at the same place as folks here are really just slamming drinks as they open them, so the easier the better, but that doesn’t mean the powdered stuff won’t get used somewhere. It just may not be the first thing to go. Thanks for supporting Texans!

I tried sending Gatorade through Boxed, but they just cancelled my order. They say their system found multiple similar orders (I guess your audience is responding to the call) I’m working with them now to get it reinstated, but just wanted to alert you to the issue! Love your blog and appreciate what you are doing here to help Texas!

Oh no! So sorry you had to deal with that. Many orders have made it through perfectly, but I have heard of a problem or two with delivery or now this. Even if it doesn’t end with the order making it here, we so appreciate you trying to support Texans!

About Summer

Well, I am a married mom in my mid-30's. I have two rock star, adorable, beautiful, fantastic, mischievous, humorous, smarter-than-my-own-good girls. One is currently 7 going on 17 and the other is closing in on her 2nd birthday. I am obsessed with my adorable and insane kiddos, and also obsessed with earning and using airline and hotel points and miles to show them the world on a budget we can afford. Learn more about Summer

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